A vision of students today
Consider this video: “A Vision of Students Today.” While this is indicative of college students, what does this mean for learners in your context?
In addition, the Pew Research Center recently reported:
Cell-phone texting has become the preferred channel of basic communication between teens and their friends, with cell calling a close second. Some 75% of 12-17 year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45% in 2004. Those phones have become indispensable tools in teen communication patterns …. Fully two-thirds of teen texters say they are more likely to use their cell phones to text their friends than talk to them to them by cell phone (”The mobile phone has become the favored communication hub for the majority of American teens.” section; para. 1-3)
How do we adapt instruction based on this message? Should we adapt instruction at all based on this message?
Related articles
- Trend Watch: Pew Study Finds 75% of Teens Own Mobile Phones, Teen Texting Takes Off (debaird.net)
- Teen Texting Now Tops Teen Cell Calling (cbsnews.com)

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